Halloween special: 30 retro horror games to play
Introduction For this Halloween, I’ve assembled a collection of vintage horror-themed games, many of them from Japan, covering everything from 8-bit ghost stories to…
Neo Geo Pocket Color: SNK’s mini-arcade handheld
Introduction Released in October 1998 in Japan (27 years ago!), the SNK’s Neo Geo Pocket and Neo Geo Pocket Color (released less than one…
The Atari Lynx is 36! A retrospective
Introduction In September 1989 (36 years ago, help!), Atari Corporation released the Lynx, the world’s first handheld game console with a colour LCD screen.…
The SEGA Game Gear is 35! A retrospective
Celebrating 35 Years of the Sega Game Gear Introduction In October 1990, SEGA released the Game Gear, its very first handheld game console, starting…
Lego Game Boy, a love letter to pixel perfection
There are few sounds in the world as instantly nostalgic as the click of a Game Boy power switch. That soft hum as the…
The art of storytelling in pixels: the sound novels of the Super Famicom
Before visual novels became a cultural phenomenon, before anime-inspired dating sims filled shelves and app stores, there were the Sound Novels: a uniquely Japanese…
Vintage Apple models icons inside of your Mac
Did you know your Mac already contains high-quality icons for many Apple products, past and present? These icons are tucked away in system bundles,…
🍏 The iBook G3 Lime, the colour of a digital revolution
Look at this beauty… There are objects that transcend their function, they become symbols. The iBook G3 Lime, part of Apple’s unforgettable “Clamshell” series,…
Welcome to RetroAffaire: Pixels, Plastic, and Nostalgia
Some people chase the future.I collect the past… one cartridge, one cassette, one pixel at a time. RetroAffaire was born on Instagram on 12…